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0 <br />A RESOLUTION <br />OPPOSING TERMINATION OF AMTRAK PASSENGER <br />..RAIL SERVICE TO AND FROM <br />CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA <br />.11 <br />WHEREAS..Charlottesville has historically benefited from the <br />availability'of passenger rail transportation along'.the routes of <br />the Southern and Chesapeake and Ohio Railways; and <br />WHEREAS, continued passenger rail service along such routes <br />has major economic and social benefits to the Charlottesville <br />community; and <br />WHEREAS, the maintenance,of a strong nationwide passenger <br />rail network is an essential component of a balanced national <br />transportation system, providing a safe, energy-efficient, <br />weather-proof alternative to other transportation modes; and <br />• WHEREAS, the Secretary of .Transportation has announced that <br />he proposes to order the discontinuance of AMTRAK rail passenger <br />service on both routes currently providing service to Charlottes- <br />ville; now, therefore, be.it <br />RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, <br />Virginia-, that the Congress of the United States is respectfully <br />requested to act to overrule the aforesaid proposal of the <br />Secretary of Transportation, within the time period provided by <br />law; and be it further <br />RESOLVED that the Secretary of Transportation, the members <br />of Congress representing Charlottesville, and the Virginia <br />Department of Highways and Transportation are urged to take all <br />appropriate actions to preserve all existingrail passenger . <br />service.to Charlottesville and the Central Virginia area. <br />Adopted by the Council <br />February 20, 1979 <br />A Copy Teste: <br />• 2`le �k of the Courtci <br />